CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA is testing out new rail cars on the Blue Line. The 7000-series cars feature redesigned interiors as well as blue endcaps, new layout for headlights and taillights.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- In a few hours, you could be riding on a brand-new Chicago Transit Authority train during your morning commute. The CTA said its first 7000-series car officially runs on the Blue ...

A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls into the Logan Square Blue Line station April 21, 2021. Riders will be able to identify the cars from a distance, with distinctive blue ...

Many parts of the CTA's new fleet of 7000-series rail cars will look familiar. For example, seats are still a combination of fabric and plastic. "They like consistency," CRRC Sifang America ...

The 7000-series are CTA’s first new railcars in a decade. ... “Express mode” to alert hearing-impaired passengers when a train will run express, and where the next stop will be.

The 7000-series cars are the first new CTA cars since 2011, and feature a new seating configuration, redesigned windbreak panels next to the passenger doors, and displays in the center of the cars ...

The first two 7000 series CTA ‘L’ cars, 7001 (right) and 7002, now being assembled at the new $100 million CRRC Sifang America plant in Hegewisch. The company has a $1.3 billion contract to ...

The prototype married pair in the photo, consisting of car nos. 7005 and 7006, began EMI and brake testing on CTA’s North Side Main Line on Oct. 7. Built by CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp.) ...

The Chicago Transit Authority’s first 7000 Series rapid transit cars have begun testing. The prototype married pair in the photo, consisting of car nos. 7005 and 7006, began EMI and brake testing on ...

A lot of people on Twitter have been asking why Metro has been making announcements to inform people they’re riding in a 7000-series train. And they haven’t been satisfied by the answers they ...